In 2000, U.S. airlines burned 28.6 gallons of jet fuel per passenger, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Last year about 20 percent of JFK's flights were delayed, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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The price of a domestic round-trip flight has climbed more than 11 percent since 2009, when adjusted for inflation, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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"The report provides important information on cross-border transportation with Canada and Mexico, our largest trading and travel partners, " said Ashish Sen, director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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Expenses were calculated by taking the average number of per capita miles driven in each state (from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics) and dividing them by an assumed 20 miles per gallon per vehicle (the average between cars and light trucks, used by the Department of Energy for emissions tests).

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Airlines have posted an average 6.3% increase in the number of February passengers during leap year because of the extra day, based on the past eight years' data from the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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